Wife of Bath Terms

3. – An evil spirit or demon supposed to haunt or lie on sleeping people.
6. - A formal or archaic word meaning "perhaps," "perchance," or "by chance."
9. – To criticize or scold strongly.
11. – A established law or rule.
13. - A famous 2nd-century mathematical and astronomical treatise on the apparent motions of the stars and planetary paths, written by Claudius Ptolemy
14. – Complete self-government, rule, or authority over another.
17. – To plead, beg, or ask earnestly.
18. – Superior skill, ability, or heroism.
19. - An unsuitable or unhappy marriage, especially one between people of different social classes or backgrounds

1. – Scornful or openly disrespectful.
2. - Severe trials, afflictions, or deep sufferings that cause great distress or misery
4. - A cruel, withered, or ugly old woman, often appearing as a character archetype in folklore and fairy tales
5. – Pertaining to the material, physical world rather than the eternal or spiritual.
7. – Suffering, trouble, or great distress.
8. - An archaic or historical term for a head-covering or kerchief worn by women
10. – To grant or acknowledge, often unwillingly.
12. - Administrative divisions or self-governing townships, typically used to describe specific districts within a larger city (like New York City) or independent towns in the UK and some US states.
15. - An old-fashioned or dialect term for small villages, hamlets, or rural settlements
16. – To leave in a will or give as an inheritance.